Product & Technology Consulting
They get there with the right thinking partners. We bring decades of combined experience in product strategy, operations, and technology — embedded inside your team, thinking alongside you.
Wherever you are in your product journey — we've probably been there. Here's how we help.
The connective tissue between your product vision and the team that ships it. We design the systems, rhythms, and tools that let product organizations move with clarity and speed — from OKR frameworks and roadmap rituals to data infrastructure and stakeholder alignment.
Market analysis, portfolio guidance, and opportunity assessment to align your roadmap with what actually matters.
Agile coaching, process improvement, and team upskilling to build the discipline that lets great products ship.
SDLC evaluation and engineering org optimization — helping your tech team scale without the growing pains.
Part-time CPO or CTO when you need executive-level thinking but aren't ready — or able — to hire full-time.
Buy- and sell-side guidance for product and tech transactions. We know what to look for — and what to walk away from.
Precision talent placement through a 35+ year network. We know the people your product org actually needs.
We're operators who became consultants — not the other way around.
Productive Minds LLC was founded because Mike and Jillian kept seeing the same thing: companies with real ambition but gaps in the product and technology expertise needed to get there. They'd both spent decades in the thick of it — building teams, shipping products, navigating acquisitions, placing talent.
So they built the firm they wished had existed when they needed it most. One that gets embedded, thinks deeply, and cares more about your outcomes than about looking impressive in a deck.
We help businesses grow while filling critical gaps in expertise and leadership.
Across B2B SaaS, B2C, e-commerce, and M&A — we've been in the room when it mattered most.
We keep the circle small and the thinking sharp. This is who you'd actually be working with.
Product and technology executive with a track record of scaling organizations across B2B SaaS, marketplaces, and e-commerce. Mike brings the rare combination of deep technical fluency and product intuition — and a network that spans three decades of the industry.
Seasoned product leader with a gift for turning ambiguous opportunities into clear, executable strategies. Jillian has built and mentored product teams across high-growth companies — with a particular talent for the cross-functional alignment that makes things actually ship.
Design director with deep expertise in UX and UI across SaaS, e-commerce, and marketplace products. Tracie brings strategic creative leadership and a relentless user-centric lens — turning complex workflows into elegant, intuitive experiences that actually move the needle.
Whether you're scaling fast, navigating a transaction, or just need a thought partner — we'd love to hear what you're building.